Презентация на тему: EASTER IN BRITAIN

Автор: Елена Ромуальдовна ЖаричМесто работы: Челябинская область, г.Озерск, МОУ «СОШ №32»Должность: учитель английского языкаДополнительные сведения: высшая квалификационная категория

EASTER IN BRITAIN

Easter comes in spring. It occurs on the first Sunday after the first full Moon. It is a religious holiday. The word Easter comes from the Anglo-Saxon goddess of the dawn. Her spring festival was celebrated in April. Easter is a Christian festival now. The Christians are glad over the fact that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. It has some symbols.

The Cross The Cross Rabbits, chikens Eggs

Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ, the son of god, was resurrected and the Cross is a very important symbol too. The egg is a symbol of a new life. Easter eggs are mostly red and are very beautiful.

Easter Rabbit is a kind symbol of Easter. It is a very innocent animal. It eats only grass.

Easter legends, games and songs. The legengs holds that once a poor woman decorated colorful eggs for her children to find.As soon as the hidden eggs were found a large bunny was seen hoping away. This is the root of the Easter Bunny that we know and love today.

People buy new clothes to wear on Easter Sunday.There is a popular tradition to wear three new things at Easter. They believe these will bring good luck in the year.They go out into the streets. This procession is called The Easter Parade.

Easter lasts for a week. The three most important days are Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. On Maundy Thursday, the king or a queen of England gives money to poor people. The tradition is very old. On good Friday, people eat fish instead of meat. They also eat special hot cakes with a cross on the top. They call these cakes hot cross buns. On Easter Sunday, People eat a traditional roast dinner with lamb, potatoes and vegetables. They also give each other chocolate Easter eggs.

Children like Easter very much because it is a tasty holiday. All the families colour eggs and put them into green, yellow and pink baskets. Next morning children are busy with hunting eggs, jelly beans and chocolate bunnies. They play funny games such as egg rolling contest and sing Easter songs.

EASTER HUNT Easter Roll is a tradition of rolling eggs down grassy hills. Children push an egg with a long handled spoon. The old Lancashire legend says that the broken eggshells should be carefully crashed afterwards or they would be stolen by witches. EASTER ROLL

Hot Cross Buns Hot Cross Buns One a penny Two a penny Hot Cross Buns If you have no daughters, Give them too your sons. One a penny, Two a penny, Hot Cross Buns

When do people celebrate Easter? When do people celebrate Easter? What Easter games do you know? What Easter symbols do you know? What Easter traditions do you know? On the First Sunday after the first moon. Easter Eggs Hunt and Easter Egg Roll. The Cross, Eggs, rabbits hot cross buns. Charity- putting money in poor box.

EASTER WORDSEARCH Search for the words: Basket bunny Cake chick egg Hen lamb spring duckling

EASTER WORDSEARCH Search for the words: Basket bunny Cake chick egg Hen lamb spring duckling

EASTER ANIMATED PICTURES

Thank you for attention

Презентация выполнена учителем английского языка школы №32 г. Озерска Челябинской области Жарич Еленой Ромуальдовной

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